Admission

Admission test for undergraduate students

Division of Physics requires applicants to take the entrance examination. However, the admission test and classes are provided in Japanese. Proficiency in the Japanese competence is thus a critical prerequisite for enrollment.

For other information, see Japanese pages.

Admission policy

Physics is the study of the fundamental mechanisms of the natural world, from the formation of matter to the structure of the universe. It provides the foundation for the environment in which we live and the technologies that make daily life as we know it possible. TMU welcomes students possessing a strong sense of curiosity and a positive attitude who:

are interested in our world’s natural phenomena and the structure of the universe, and want to understand the principles behind them,
enjoy learning about how things work through experiments and observations, and
like mathematics, physics, chemistry, and other science subjects want to learn more about them.

TMU’s Admissions Information page Japanese English
TMU’s Open Campus page
Main career paths chosen by Department of Physics (Faculty of Science) graduates
Department of Physics Pamphlet (In Japanese)(4.0MB)
Department of Physics Q&A

University Information Session of the Faculty of Science for the 2025 academic year will be held on August 9 (10:00 am to 4:00 pm) and August 10 (10:00 am to 4:00 pm).

Admission test for graduate school students

Department of Physics requires applicants to take the entrance examination. The admission test and classes are provided in English upon request. For admission guidelines for the master’s and doctor’s programs, summary of entrance examinations, and fee payment instruction, see here.

Admission policy

The Department of Physics accepts the following students from Japan and abroad in accordance with its educational and research objectives. The Doctoral Program also offers a variety of scholarships and provides an environment that allows students to concentrate on their research.

Master’s Program

demonstrate a positive attitude toward the acquisition of specialized basic knowledge, methods of logical thinking, and practical research methods,
aim to become researchers, professional engineers, or educators with involvement in other natural sciences and an international perspective, and
are motivated to acquire skills for solving problems, conducting research, engaging in discussion with others, and presenting research outcomes.

Doctoral Program

demonstrate a positive attitude toward acquiring deep and broad insights into physics’ fundamentals and applications,
aim to become independent researchers or research leaders who can carry out international and front-line research while remaining aware of the social responsibilities associated with research, and
are motivated to acquire the ability to carry out research after formulating original research plans, to publish papers in international academic journals, to engage in international research discussions, and to communicate research outcomes and their significance.

If you are taking the entrance examination for the Master’s Program, your score from an outside test (one test to be chosen from TOEIC, TOEFL-iBT, or IELTS) will serve as your English-language exam. Please take the outside test as early as possible to ensure that your application will be on time. Please visit the following web pages for information on each of the outside tests.

The entrance examinations to be held in the summer of 2024 and winter of 2025 (2025 April enrollment and 2024 October enrollment) will include mathematics in the examination subjects. However, from the entrance examinations to be held in the summer of 2025 onward, mathematics will no longer be included in the examination subjects, and physical mathematics will be included in the scope of questions in physics.

Entrance exam orientation and laboratory visits

Interviews with Department of Physics laboratories for the 2025 academic year will be held simultaneously.
Date and time:

1:30 pm to 5:00 pm on Saturday, April 12, 2025

1:30 pm to 5:00 pm on Saturday, May 10, 2025
Click here for details.

Graduate school entrance examinations for the 2026 academic year (held in the 2025 academic year)

Visit the Graduate School of Sciences’ Admission Information site for details.

Master’s Program (enrollment in April 2026)

Summer entrance examination
- Start of Application Guidelines distribution: Thursday, May 1, 2025
- Examination dates: Tuesday, August 26, and Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Winter entrance examination
- Examination dates: Thursday, February 12, and Friday, February 13, 2026

Doctoral Program (enrollment in October 2025)

Start of Application Guidelines distribution: Thursday, May 1, 2025
Examination date: Monday, August 25, 2025

Doctoral Program (enrollment in April 2026)

Start of Application Guidelines distribution: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Examination date: Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Financial support for graduate school students

“Tokyo Global Partner Scholarship Program”
the Master’s Program and the Doctoral Program.